| Asian_Pacific_American_Labor_Alliance APALA, AFL-CIO |
| BROWNson\'s_nursing_notes Includes directories to unions and advocacy groups related to nursing. |
| Canadian_Association_of_Labour_Media CALM provides labour news and graphics service for Canadian union editors. |
| The_Coalition_of_Immokalee_Workers A community-based worker organization. Its members are largely Hispanic, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the Southwest Florida region. |
| Committee_for_a_Workers\'_International Building an international workers' movement for socialism in over 35 countries. |
| Competitive_Edge_Training_Services An organization of professional trainers, mentors and successful labor leaders who have many years of experience to offer labor leaders aspiring to careers in union administration. |
| Council_on_Economic_Priorities_Accrediation_Agency Founded in 1997, works to address the growing concern among consumers about labor conditions around the world. |
| DavesDirtyRatBastardsHuntingClub Email group advocating workers' rights. |
| Devon_and_Cornwall_Working_Class_History_Society Reports, discussions, photos, and other material on working class history in Devon and Cornwall, UK, including cultural, social, political, trade union and economic history. |
| Duke_Energy_Employee_Advocate Employees fighting cash balance retirement pension plan injustice through EEOC age discrimination charges, and lobbying Congress. |
| Farmworker_Justice_Fund,_Inc_ Information on public policy and legal issues regarding migrant and seasonal farm workers, including labor law, immigration, occupational safety and health, women's issues and access to justice. |
| Labor_Council_for_Latin_American_Advancement An organization designed to bring together all the Latin American men and women union members in the United States. |
| Labor_Project_for_Working_Families Organization working with unions to develop workplace policies on family issues such as childcare, eldercare, family leave and flexible work schedules. |
| Maquila_Solidarity_Network Activists organizing "Maquiladora" factories to improve conditions, win a living wage, and campaign against multi-national corporate abuse. |
| National_Jobs_for_All_Coalition Building a new movement for full employment at livable wages. |
| National_Labor_Committee Human rights advocacy group focusing on the promotion and defense of workers' rights and on ending labor abuses. |
| NurseActive Dedicated to trade unionism, social justice and political action in the nursing sector. |
| Respect__Global_Unions_May_1st_Mobilisation Themes, logos, materials and calendar of activities relating to the action called by the international trade union movement. |
| Retail_Worker An online community for retail workers. Providing news, information, support, and internet services to retail employees engaged in union organizing and labor activism. |
| Retail-Workers_Forum An online community for retail workers. Providing news, information, and support for retail workers who are attempting to better their workplace. |
| Social_Action_for_Public_Accountability Coalition of federal employees - defending rights and promoting justice for Federal employees in support of good government for citizens and taxpayers. Not a union but speaks for labor. |
| Students_for_Informed_Career_Decisions Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy. |
| The_Two_Per_Cent_Solution__A_Workable_Approach_to_Employee_Ownership_and_Control Presents a gradualist approach toward majority ownership by employees of the stock of the companies they work for. |
| Union_Solidarity_SlideShows Union Solidarity SlideShows and Free ScreenSavers. |
| UnionWare Company offering software support to the labor movement. |
| Union-Yes_cc_Web_Hosting Web site hosting services for unions, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Free 'say union yes' email address available for union members. |
| War_of_the_Classes__The_Scab Transcript of a speech American socialist and author Jack London gave on the topic of strikebreaking to the Oakland Socialist Party in 1903. |
| Working_Families_Portal Provides services and information about the latest union issues and links to the AFL-CIO and specific union sites. |
| Choose_the_Blue Compares political contributions to Democrats and Republicans by a variety of US companies. Suggests patronizing the ones leaning Democratic, but can be used as a reference in either direction. |
| Down_with_the_Elite Direct action which directly attacks the elite, aiming to change the power relations between elites and the masses. |
| A_Future_Worth_Living Essay suggesting strategies for rebuilding the fragmented Left movement(s). |
| How_to_Fight_City_Hall Research and discussion site for local politics. Information for concerned citizens, grass-roots organizations, and polticians. |
| Study_Circles_Resource_Center Study circles are small-group, democratic, highly participatory discussions in which large numbers of citizens discuss and take action on a problem or challenge facing their community. |
| VoteBuddy The VoteBuddy idea: "You don't vote for that Republican and I won't vote for this Democrat; then we can help build third parties!" |
| Becka\'s_Mythology_Pages Covering mythical creatures, retellings of folktales, and a section on lost lands. |
| The_Child_and_Childhood_in_Folk-Thought Study by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1896) into the history of childhood (PDF files). |
| Folklore Online course materials by Mary Magoulick, Georgia College and State University. |
| Folklore_and_Myth,_Fables_and_Tall_Tales Folktales and proverbs from around the world, and reference lists of deities and legendary creatures and lands. |
| Folklore_Home_Page Online course materials offered by the College of Siskiyous. |
| Fool\'s_Paradise_-_Tons-o-Trickster! Bibliography and large list of links exploring the complex mythic/archetypal figure of Trickster. |
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